Bill Text: FL S2810 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Cynthia Phillips-Luster and Priscilla Ribeiro

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-24 - Introduced -SJ 00325; Read 2nd time -SJ 00326; Adopted; companion bill(s) passed, see HR 9045 (Adopted) -SJ 00326 [S2810 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-S2810-Introduced.html

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Florida Senate - 2010                            (NP)    SR 2810 
 
By Senator Richter 
37-02262C-10                                          20102810__ 
1                          Senate Resolution 
2         A resolution recognizing the outstanding achievements 
3         in educational leadership of Cynthia Phillips-Luster 
4         and Priscilla Ribeiro and congratulating them on their 
5         recognition by the Florida Department of Education. 
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7         WHEREAS, schools need highly effective principals and 
8  assistant principals in order to help spearhead the success of 
9  their students, and 
10         WHEREAS, the Principal Achievement Award for Outstanding 
11  Leadership was established in 1988 to recognize exemplary 
12  principals for their contributions to their schools and 
13  communities, and 
14         WHEREAS, the Outstanding Assistant Principal Achievement 
15  Award was established in 1997 to recognize exemplary assistant 
16  principals for their contributions to their schools and 
17  communities, and 
18         WHEREAS, these programs honor school leaders who organize 
19  and carry out initiatives to increase student performance, 
20  promote safe learning environments, and establish partnerships 
21  with parents and community members, and 
22         WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Education has recognized 
23  Cynthia Phillips-Luster, the principal of James Stephens 
24  International Academy in Lee County, which serves more than 700 
25  students in grades K-8, and 
26         WHEREAS, Principal Phillips-Luster is a leader who honors 
27  diversity, can solve complex problems related to the educational 
28  process, has mastered the use of technology in retrieving data 
29  to make important decisions about learning for all students, and 
30  has led her teachers and students to ever-increasing levels of 
31  achievement, and 
32         WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Education has also 
33  recognized Priscilla Ribeiro, the assistant principal of Cypress 
34  Bay High School in Broward County, which serves more than 3,700 
35  students in grades 9-12, and 
36         WHEREAS, Assistant Principal Ribeiro is dedicated to 
37  children, committed to equity and access for all students so 
38  that they may achieve their highest goals, possesses superior 
39  interpersonal skills with all stakeholders in the community, 
40  shows compassion for students and adults, has the ability to 
41  motivate the faculty and students, incorporates innovative 
42  programs, and maintains a sense of accountability in all of her 
43  work, and 
44         WHEREAS, the Principal and Assistant Principal recognition 
45  programs raise awareness of extraordinary individuals serving in 
46  our public schools, NOW, THEREFORE, 
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48  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida: 
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50         That, the Senate recognizes and congratulates Cynthia 
51  Phillips-Luster and Priscilla Ribeiro on their recognition by 
52  the Florida Department of Education.